Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Date Published
MAR 19, 2013
NHTSA TSB #
10085161
TSB Document
Summary
"THE NEW 2014 TURBO FORESTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THIS NEW CVT UTILIZES A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID AND IS ORANGE IN COLOR. THE CVT FLUID CURRENTLY BEING USED IN THE NONTURBO VEHICLES (C-30 CVT FLUID BLUE IN COLOR) AND THE NEW (SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID ORANGE IN COLOR) CAN NOT BE INTERCHANGED. USING THE INCORRECT FLUID WILL RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE."